Secondary education, general pupils in France
France: Secondary education, general pupils was 4.98 million in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in France, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils in France is 4.98 million, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in France peaked at 4.98 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.46 million, in 1971.
France ranks 18th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.85 million | 3.46 million | 4.12 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.98 million | 3.79 million | 4.17 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.33 million | 4.20 million | 4.48 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.54 million | 4.30 million | 4.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.83 million | 4.70 million | 4.98 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,471 (2013)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.64 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in France?
- Secondary education, general pupils in France was 4.98 million in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 4.98 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 million in 1971.
- How does France rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- France ranks 18th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.